tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post399089265687716356..comments2015-03-03T10:14:46.309-06:00Comments on Female Impersonator: Lutheran statement on human sexuality released - good news!Ameliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884754298018500343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-14136115175135432352009-02-25T10:12:00.000-06:002009-02-25T10:12:00.000-06:00I grew up in an ELCA church and it was always pret...I grew up in an ELCA church and it was always pretty liberal in my experience. It's definitely one of the more liberal branches of Lutheranism, in my experience (at least in rural MN, where I grew up, we couldn't hold a candle to Missouri Synod in terms of conservatism!). But part of that might just be that the pastor we've always had has been very open and generous and always, always preaches love, rather than talking about ways to exclude anyone.<BR/><BR/>That said, this is a big step for them as a church and I'm pretty excited about it! I know my parents, who still attend that church, would be thrilled about these steps being included. But they've been taking steps toward this for awhile now, slowly but surely: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN1131383720070811tessaraehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06912076337539729797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-61029984996463242182009-02-25T04:58:00.000-06:002009-02-25T04:58:00.000-06:00The old levitical laws were meant in order to stay...The old levitical laws were meant in order to stay in God's favor. However, Christ's death and ressurection resulted in fulfillment of the old laws. Meaning, one doesn't have to follow those laws anymore because all that is required is the acceptance of Christ's gift of grace and salvation. Although, don't forget about Sodom and Gomorrah.<BR/><BR/>But there are New testament scriptures which deal with homosexuality (Romans 1:24-27) which clearly state that homosexulaity is unnatural. How should a homosexual minister preach on this? Do they simply ignore passages such as this and others like it? The Lutheran church ought to take a lesson from the current state of the Episcipal Church. They keep trying to dois same stuff and they are losing members in droves. If someone can reconcile being in a gay relationship and it being ok by God, I'd like to hear that argument.Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05697447084483553573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-17027882217974583062009-02-22T21:16:00.000-06:002009-02-22T21:16:00.000-06:00I'm not quite sure what those verses have to do wi...I'm not quite sure what those verses have to do with Jesus being against homosexuality... one could say that the presence of those verses in my scriptures implies that I'm against gay rights. I think those verses existed in particular cultural contexts and generally, as a society, it's hypocritical to expect people to follow certain levitical laws and not others, such as clothing laws and working on sunday.lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13285797515594923013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-85893155623120730572009-02-22T19:06:00.000-06:002009-02-22T19:06:00.000-06:00As someone raised WELS Lutheran, and who has an un...As someone raised WELS Lutheran, and who has an uncle who is ordained in the ELCA (and an aunt in seminary), I'd have to say that this is pretty radical for any Lutheran church to do. Personally, I don't think it <I>should</I> be radical, and I think the whole optional acceptance thing is a CYA move, but hey...it's a step.<BR/><BR/>My big concern is that this is going to splinter the ELCA like crazy and pull the conservative Lutheran denoms even further from them, which is a concern. The conservative denoms could take a lesson from this, frankly, as they're getting stagnant.<BR/><BR/>(via Feministe)attitudeproblemhttp://attitudeproblem.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6730657139931062421.post-7928752124509789512009-02-22T01:39:00.000-06:002009-02-22T01:39:00.000-06:00The thing is Jesus was Jewish."Genesis 19:1-13; Le...The thing is Jesus was Jewish."Genesis 19:1-13; Leviticus 18:22;" So the concept was implied. And I am glad to see the church taking care of this instead of the government. I don't like it when the govt. tells religions what they can and can not do. The dissension of weather the church can or cannot allow same sex marriage is up to the religion not the govt.Coltnoreply@blogger.com